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Kenyan President extends best wishes for SL in view of presidential election

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Kenyan President Ruto Meets High Commissioner Kananathan, Pledges Continued Partnership Ahead of Sri Lanka's Elections Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Nairobi Kana Kananathan m... Read More


Will convert Sri Lanka into developed nation in Asia within 10 years: Namal

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Presidential candidate Namal Rajapaksa pledged to turn Sri Lanka into a developed nation in Asia in ten years' time. Rajapaksa, who was speak... Read More


Anura rebuffs Ranil's proposal to invite IMF for debate

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Rebuffing President Ranil Wickremesinghe's proposal to invite the IMF for the debate, NPP Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake today made a fresh challenge to the Pre... Read More


EC bars voters from carrying mobile phones into polling stations

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Following the release of the image of a marked postal ballot paper to social media, the Election Commission has decided to bar voters from carrying their mobile phones inside po... Read More


Opening of Maho-Anuradhapura railway line cancelled indefinitely

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The opening of the railway line from Maho to Anuradhapura today was cancelled due to officials in charge of the project reporting that it has not been completed yet, the Railway... Read More


Minister Tiran Alles says he holds 10-year visa to live in any country

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles said he holds a visa allowing him to live in any country for ten years, and that he does not need to obtain a visa to leave the country a... Read More


ADB approves USD 100 million for Sri Lanka's water sector reforms

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Ministry welcomed the approval of a USD 100 million policy-based loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support tra... Read More


Child abuse cases escalating in Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Child Protection Authorities in Anuradhapura district expressed concern over the escalation of child abuse in the district. District Child Protection Officer Mahendra Dasanayak... Read More


Seven Syrian passengers arrested while attempting to fly to Rome

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- A group of seven Syrians in two families who attempted to fly to Rome in Italy on forged passports of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was arrested last morning by the Immigration... Read More


Young man arrested after dodging checkpoints at airport

Colombo, Sept. 12 -- A young man who managed to pass all security checkpoints at the Katunayake International Airport and attempted to surreptitiously board a Chennai-bound flight early today was arre... Read More